(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Board of Supervisors held their regular weekly meeting this (Wednesday) morning. The Board appointed eight members to the County Safety Committee, and received four Manure Management Plan updates. Board Chair Matt Wedemyer….

They approved County Recorder Janelle Schneider’s request for Wedemyer to sign a Copier Lease Contract.

A Public Hearing was held with regard to the FY 2023 Maximum Property Tax Dollars. There were no comments received. Board Chair Matt Wedemyer…

After the MPT dollars were approved, the Adair County Supervisors held and passed a Resolution to that effect, along with setting March 16th as the date for a Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year ’23 Budget.

Adair County Engineer Nick Kauffman gave the Board his weekly report on the Secondary Roads Department maintenance and activities.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Police in Glenwood report a Malvern man was arrested Tuesday. 46-year-old Brent Michael was arrested for driving under suspension. His cash or surety bond was set at $300.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson reports there were 10 arrests between Feb 6th and the 22nd.

On February 6th, 19-year-old Michael Gehling, and 26-year-old River Pecha-Nichols, both of Atlantic, were arrested for Burglary 3rd Degree, Theft 3rd and Criminal Mischief.

On Feb. 10th, 31-year-old Ashely Fuentes and 30-year-old Derrick Behlers, both of Atlantic, were arrested for in Theft 3rd. Both were subsequently cited into court and released at the scene.

On the 11th, 23-year-old Maxwell Low, of Atlantic, was arrested for OWI/1st offense.

February 16th, Atlantic Police arrested 41-year-old Dawn Theisen, of Atlantic, on a Cass County Warrant for Failure to Appear. And, 19-year-old Maria Mullenberg, of Atlantic, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. On the 17th, 38-year-old Mark Shaver, of Anderson, CA, was arrested in Atlantic for Assault causing Bodily Injury.

On the 22nd, 23-year-old Jovan Ochoa, of Guymon, OK, was arrested in Atlantic for Possession of Controlled Substance. And, 34-year-old Gleen Raymond, of Atlantic, was arrested for OWI/1st offense.

With the exception of the two individuals who were cited on the Theft charges, the rest were booked into the Cass County Jail. As of last Thursday (The latest jail roster posting), four of the aforementioned individuals remained in the Cass County Jail.

(Harlan, Iowa) – Shelby County Auditor/Elections Commissioner Mark Maxwell reports, the Shelby County Board of Supervisors will meet in special session in the Auditors office Thursday, Feb 24th, beginning at 9-a.m.  The purpose of the meeting is to reset the public hearing date for the Maximum Levy Hearing.  The new hearing date will be March 7^th for the Max levy Hearing.  Publication issues necessitated the action.

Agenda items include: “Budget discussion, Discussion budget 2023 set maximum levy hearing, approve Public Notice publication, Resolution 2022-15, set a special meeting/ max levy hearing March 7th.”

Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer, Tuesday, said his deputies arrested a woman Sunday on a warrant charging her with Domestic Abuse Assault. 37-year-old Melanie Joy Bowers, of Shenandoah, was arrested at the Page County Jail. She later posted a $1,000 bond, and was released pending further court proceedings.

Melanie Joy Bowers

*”A charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.”